Initializing the system with a Linux computer

To initialize a new system with a Linux computer, use the initialization tool that was shipped with your order.

Before you begin

  • Begin this procedure after you have installed all the drives and other options you have purchased.
  • You need a Linux computer to complete the initialization procedure. The computer must have:
    • A USB port
    • A supported browser
    For best results, the Linux computer and the Storwize® system must be connected to the same network.

About this task

This procedure is valid for Red Hat Enterprise Server 5 and 6 or Ubuntu desktop 11.04 and 13.10.

  • Use this procedure only when initializing a new control enclosure.

Procedure

To initialize the system, complete the following steps.

  1. Gather the information you will use to configure the system.
    • You must have the IP network address you will use to manage the system.
      • IP address
      • Subnet mask
      • Gateway
    • Other information is optional, but useful for enabling additional capabilities.
      • The IP address of a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server for automated setting of date and time
      • The IP address of a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server for sending notificatication of alerts
  2. Locate the USB flash drive that was shipped with your order in the documentation package.
  3. Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port on the Linux computer.
  4. Open a terminal window.
  5. Locate the root directory of the USB flash drive. It is usually located in the /media/ directory. If an automatic mount system is used, the root directory can be located by typing the mount command.
  6. Type: sh InitTool.sh The initialization tool wizard starts.
  7. In the wizard, click Next and select Create a new system.
  8. Follow the on-screen instructions given by the initialization tool. You will be instructed to complete the following actions:
    1. Enter the details of the system management address that you need to use.
    2. Connect the USB flash drive to the Storwize system and allow it to initialize.
    3. Connect the USB flash drive to the computer to check that the initialization completed.
  9. If the system initialization completed successfully, click Finish. If you have a network connection to the Storwize system, the system management GUI is displayed. If the computer does not have a network connection to the Storwize system, go to the computer that you will use to manage the system and start a supported browser. Direct the browser to the management address you specified for the system.
  10. Log in with user name superuser and password passw0rd.
    Note: The 0 character in the password is a zero, not the letter O.
  11. Follow the on-screen instructions to begin setting up your system.
    Note: The other options that are available in the initialization tool are used to recover the service IP address or the superuser password.